I met Pat at DIYC for the Sunday Race but the winds were light again. The club house digital equipment was reading a 2 knot breeze with a 3 knot gusts from time to time. Nothing to get excited about or requiring that we get out the PFD's and tethers, but better then Saturday's breeze. The start was slow and the wind was just non existent. we rounded the first mark and decided to head in for a DNF.
Although we did not finish, we still accumulated our 5 points for rounding the first mark. The comfort of the air conditioned bar was much more enjoyable, especially when you top it off with a tall and smooth rum and coke. I need to post a few pics from the weekend so stay tuned. The pics are not of any major racing shots or boats healed over in the breeze, but still entertaining none the less.
So it is with a sad tone that I regret to admit that the summer time doldrums are here. I guess we'll have to resort to looking for late afternoon sea breezes or cloud cover that announces a coming storm and offering some great breezes along the edges. I picked up one of my Power Squadron books again last night and started from the beginning to refresh some lessons, see if I missed anything or just to entertain myself with sailboat thought.
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